Antaifasy dialect
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Nativeto
EthnicityAntaifasy
Native speakers
254,000 [1]Austronesian
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Western Indonesian
- Barito
- East Barito
- Central-Eastern Malagasic
- Plateau malagasy
- Antaifasy
- Plateau malagasy
- Central-Eastern Malagasic
- East Barito
- Barito
- Western Indonesian
| Antaifasy | |
|---|---|
| Zakan'Atefasy | |
| Native to | |
| Ethnicity | Antaifasy |
Native speakers | 254,000 [1] |
Austronesian
| |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | Mg |
| ISO 639-3 | Plt |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-be |
Antaifasy is a dialect of Malagasy[2] spoken by Antaifasy people and the main dialect around the Farafangana district. [3][4][5]
Antefasy is an Austronesian language part of the Plateaux malagasy group.
Characteristics
Antaifasy is very similar and it can be mistaken to Antaimoro dialect. The difference between the two dialects are quiet small.